The Gorgeous New Milwaukee-Eight

Posted by
Tim Zimlich
on October 06, 2016

The fanfare for the Milwaukee-Eight has
been huge. It's not every year Harley-Davidson decides to roll out a
new engine, in fact, its not every fifteen years. In the 100+ years
since the founding of Harley Davidson Motorcycle's, this is only the
ninth installment of the signature Big Twin Engine. While the
Milwaukee-Eight sits in the company of giants, it's not to be reckoned
with. The engine has more power than any other Harley-Davidson motor in
History. Suffice to say, the fans are celebrating.

Here are some of the features you
won't find on the Harley's of old old Harley-Davidson engines:

-50% more intake and exhaust flow

-revamped cooling system that allows
the engine to work harder without overheating

-8 valve (hence the number 8 in the
engines moniker)

-single cam

-chain drive

-specialized exhaust note

This last feature just so happens to be
a major selling point. Many Harley motors in the past have had
excessive engine noise, a problem Harley-Davidson claims to have eliminated
completely.

If you've seen one if these beauties up
close you are lucky indeed. The slimmed down appearance of the
Milwaukee-Eight leaves you with a stunning impression.

The new touring bikes will have more
power than ever before but, in typical Harley-Davidson fashion, there is also
the option of adding the signature Screamin' Eagle Performance Parts
to the Milwaukee-Eight. This gives Harley-Davidson owners the opportunity to
enhance their motorcycle's performance up to another 24 percent on
top of the original enhanced specs of the engine.

If a revamped engine wasn't enough,
Harley has also tuned in to the requests if their customers and
decided is was time to make a suspension change too. Showa has jumped
on board to build the suspension. It's collaboration and innovation
that seems to be at the helm of Harley-Davidson in 2017.

Harley-Davidson is an iconic brand and with
projects like the Milwaukee-eight they're showing how they are able
to be in touch with the ever growing demands and technologies that is
expected of their bikes while remaining true to the history that the
company has forged